Vegetation-destroying composition.



.mel, in the county of gether two (2) quarts of kerosene,

quarts of common salt.

UNITED- sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

rumor; nuarni'or CARMEL, NEW YORK.

' VEGETATION-D ESTBOYING COMPOSITION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

Application filed. October 16,-190'1. Serial No. 897,686,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, PATRICK citizen of the United States,

Putnam and New York, have invented certain new and MURPHY, a residing atCaruseful Improvements 1n Vegtation-Destroying Compositions, of secification.

com ositions for destro and 'ke vegetable growt my invention is tostroyer which will preparation, cious in use and non-poisonous to manand animals.

In carrying out my invention,

which the following 1s a ng ushes, weeds s; and an object of rovide a veetation dee susceptib e of ready cheap in manufacture, efiica- I. mixtoquarts of crude petroleum oil, one and onehalf (1%) quarts ofgasolene; and two (2) These ingredients State of invention relates toimprovements in.

two (2)' are stirred well to ether, until the salt is thorou hly mixedwith the other in redients.

The %iquid is applied to the sta k of the bush at about six or eightinches from the ground, so that it will run down to the roots,

W. S. BENA EY, HARRIE '1. How.

